Cow-calf Yardage Calculator
Cow-calf Yardage Calculator
User Guide:
This calculator is designed to help you calculate yardage, or overhead and non-feed costs, during the winter feeding period.Non-feed variable costs such as veterinary & medicine costs and bedding costs are not included.
Depreciation is based on straight line depreciation method.
Instructions: Please input your data into the yellow cells. The blue cells are automatically calculated for you.
An optional section at the end allows you to input veterinary, medicine and bedding costs per head to estimate total yardage, veterinary & medicine and bedding costs.
Herd Size and Winter Feeding Period
| Group | Number of Cattle | Winter Feeding Days | Weight (optional) to calculate Animal Unit Days | Animal Unit Equivalen (AUE) |
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| Total Cattle Days on Feed |
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| Total Animal Unit Days (Optional) |
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Animal Unit Equivalent based on metabolic weight. AUE= Live Animal Weight (lbs)
^0.75/1000^0.75
Cash Overhead
| Name | Whole-farm Expense ($/year) | % Allocated to Cow-calf Winter Feeding | Expenses for Cow-calf Winter Feeding ($/year) |
| Machinery expenses - repairs, licences and insurance | |
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| Machinery expenses - gasoline, diesel fuel and oil | |
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| Building repairs & maintenance (incl. fences) | |
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| Clearing, leveling & draining land | |
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| Electricity | |
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| Heating fuel & curing fuel | |
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| Farm insurance | |
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| Interest & bank charges | |
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| Office expenses | |
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| Professional fees (incl. legal & accounting fees) | |
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| Property taxes | |
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| Salaries, wages and benefits | |
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| Custom work | |
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| Motor vehicle expenses | |
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| Small tools | |
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| Other expenses | |
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| Subtotal - Cash Overhead | |
Tips:
Allocation can be based the time that each piece of equipment is used for cow-calf winter feeding. Or based on the percentage of total farm revenue, gross margin or total expenses contributed by the cow-calf winter feeding period.Depreciation for Machinery
| Name | Current Market Value (Must be greater than 0) |
Estimated Salvage Value | Years of Useful Life (Must be greater than 0) |
% Allocated to Cow-calf Winter Feeding | Depreciation Expense for Cow-calf Winter Feeding ($/year) |
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| Subtotal – Machinery Depreciation |
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Machinery
Tips: Enter the total value of all machinery and the average years of useful life, or provide details for each piece of machinery used during the winter feeding period.Depreciation for Buildings and Facilities
| Name | Current Market Value (Must be greater than 0) |
Estimated Salvage Value | Years of Useful Life (Must be greater than 0) |
% Allocated to Cow-calf Winter Feeding | Depreciation Expense for Cow-calf Winter Feeding ($/year) |
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| Subtotal - Building and Facility Depreciation |
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Building and Facility
Tips: Enter the total value of all buildings and facilities and the average years of useful life, or provide details for each piece of building and facility used during the winter feeding period.Summary
| Name | $/year | $/head/day | $/AUD (Optional) |
| Cash Overhead | |
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| Machinery Depreciation | |
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| Building and Facility Depreciation | |
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| Total Yardage for Cow-calf Winter Feeding | |
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Yardage for Cow-calf Winter Feeding (Cost per Head per Day)
Supplementary Section
| Name | $/head | $/year** | $/head/day |
| Veterinarian Services and Medicine | |
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| Bedding | |
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| Yardage | |
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| Vet & Med + Bedding + Yardage | |
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** The annual cost ($/year) for Vet & Med and Bedding is calculated by multiplying the cost
per head ($/head) by the total number of cattle.